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G.I.R.L. Event Encourages Girls to Consider Construction Careers
The Branch Group, a Roanoke, Virginia-based construction company, recently hosted their inaugural Girls in Real Life (G.I.R.L.) Construction Experience at the company’s headquarters. The event focused on introducing girls to opportunities in the construction industry and showing them they can have a place and purpose in it. As one of the event sponsors, Carter Machinery…
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2022 Carter Con Expo & Operator Challenge Draws More Than 800 Attendees
Carter Con Expo & Operator Challenge was a big success July 20 with more than 800 attendees passing through the gates at Meadow Event Park in Doswell, Va. This is Carter Machinery’s premier event to showcase the latest Cat® equipment, attachments, and technology, as well as other products and Carter’s extensive parts, service, and rental…
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Carter Rental’s Fredericksburg, VA, Store Relocating
In order to better serve customers, Carter Rental’s Fredericksburg, VA, Rental Store is moving to a new location next door to its present address. The new rental facility at 48 Commerce Parkway features a larger parking lot, a more convenient walk-in entrance for customers, and a spacious yard for the company to expand its rental…
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Prepare your business for a hurricane before the storm hits
Having an auxiliary power generation plan is often the key to business protection and recovery. For the seventh consecutive year, The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) is predicting a busy Atlantic hurricane season. The season began June 1 and runs through November 30, with NOAA predicting a 65 percent chance of an above-normal season…
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Golden Anniversary
Carter Machinery’s long-time customer Liesfeld Contractor celebrates their 50th anniversary of bringing meaningful change to central Virginia through site preparation Liesfeld Contractor’s impact on central Virginia’s landscape over the last six decades is indisputable. As a leader in site preparation – and celebrating its 50th anniversary this year – the company has worked on many…
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Parts Drop Box Name Changes
To better serve our customers’ needs, Carter Machinery is renaming some of its drop box locations, effective June 15, 2022. While many of our drop boxes will have new names, please note that numerous location names will remain the same. We understand this change may take some time to get used to, and we greatly…
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Purple Haul Truck Rebuild is a First for Carter Machinery
SALEM, VA. – January 26, 2022. Carter Machinery recently completed a unique machine rebuild that is unlike any of the 1,000-plus other rebuilds the company has completed over the years for customers. “Rockydale Quarries, headquartered in Roanoke, Va., wanted to raise awareness about pancreatic cancer in honor of two of its employees,” explains Chris Wood,…
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Carter Machinery Launches Video Series Highlighting Career Opportunities
SALEM, VA. – January 25, 2022. To help bolster the company’s recruiting efforts, Carter Machinery is debuting a series of videos produced over the last several months that highlight team members and their roles within the company. Carter’s goal in producing the videos is to help attract the right people to the company, because recruiting,…
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92 Year-Old Former Bulldozer Operator Realizes a Dream
PRINCETON, W.V. – January 24, 2022. Nathan Riddle, a 92-year-old former bulldozer operator and machine technician, recently realized a dream of seeing one of the largest bulldozers on the market today – the Cat® D11 – with a little help from his friends at Carter Machinery. As a contractor, Riddle helped build many area highways…
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Military Makeover Show Features Carter Machinery
9/1/21 – We are excited and honored following our recent feature on Military Makeover: Operation Career. If you’re familiar with Military Makeover, you’ll know that legendary talk show host Montel Williams leads the show’s mission of transforming the homes and lives of military families across the country. On Operation Career, Montel spotlights companies that actively recruit and…
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